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Lexicon :: Strong's G1249 - diakonos

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διάκονος
Transliteration
diakonos (Key)
Pronunciation
dee-ak'-on-os
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from an obsolete diako (to run on errands, cf διώκω (G1377))
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Strong’s Definitions

διάκονος diákonos, dee-ak'-on-os; probably from an obsolete διάκω diákō (to run on errands; compare G1377); an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess):—deacon, minister, servant.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's G1249 in the following manner: minister (20x), servant (8x), deacon (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's G1249 in the following manner: minister (20x), servant (8x), deacon (3x).

  1. one who executes the commands of another, esp. of a master, a servant, attendant, minister

    1. the servant of a king

    2. a deacon, one who, by virtue of the office assigned to him by the church, cares for the poor and has charge of and distributes the money collected for their use

    3. a waiter, one who serves food and drink

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
διάκονος diákonos, dee-ak'-on-os; probably from an obsolete διάκω diákō (to run on errands; compare G1377); an attendant, i.e. (genitive case) a waiter (at table or in other menial duties); specially, a Christian teacher and pastor (technically, a deacon or deaconess):—deacon, minister, servant.
STRONGS G1249:
διάκονος, διακονου, ὁ, ἡ, (of uncertain origin, but by no means, as was formerly thought, compounded of διά and κόνις, so as to mean, properly, 'raising dust by hastening'; cf. ἐγκονεῖν; for α in the preposition διά is short, in διάκονος, long. Buttmann Lexil. i., p. 218ff [English translation, p. 231f] thinks it is derived from the obsolete διάκω equivalent to διήκω [allied with διώκω; cf. Vanicek, p. 363]); one who executes the commands of another, especially of a master; a servant, attendant, minister;
1. universally: of the servant of a king, Matthew 22:13; with the genitive of the person served, Matthew 20:26; Matthew 23:11; Mark 9:35; Mark 10:43, (in which passage it is used figuratively of those who advance others' interests even at the sacrifice of their own); τῆς ἐκκλησίας, of one who does what promotes the welfare and prosperity of the church, Colossians 1:25; διάκονοι τοῦ θεοῦ, those through whom God carries on his administration on earth, as magistrates, Romans 13:4; teachers of the Christian religion, 1 Corinthians 3:5; 2 Corinthians 6:4; 1 Thessalonians 3:2 R T Tr WH text L marginal reading; the same are called διάκονοι (τοῦ) Χριστοῦ, 2 Corinthians 11:23; Colossians 1:7; 1 Timothy 4:6; ἐν κυρίῳ, in the cause of the Lord, Colossians 4:7; [Ephesians 6:21]; ὁ διάκ. μου, my follower, John 12:26; τοῦ Σατανᾶ, whom Satan uses as a servant, 2 Corinthians 11:15; [ἁμαρτίας, Galatians 2:17]; διάκ. περιτομῆς (abstract for concrete), of Christ, who labored for the salvation of the circumcised, i. e. the Jews, Romans 15:8; with the genitive of the thing to which service is rendered, i. e. to which one is devoted: καινῆς διαθήκης, 2 Corinthians 3:6; τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, Ephesians 3:7; Colossians 1:23; δικαιοσύνης, 2 Corinthians 11:15.
2. a deacon, one who, by virtue of the office assigned him by the church, cares for the poor and has charge of and distributes the money collected for their use [cf. BB. DD., Dictionary of Christian Antiquities, Schaff-Herzog under the word Deacon; Bp. Lightfoot's Commentary on Philippians, dissert. i. § i.; Julius Mϋller, Dogmatische Abhandlungen, p. 560ff]: Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:8, 12, cf. Acts 6:3ff; ἡ διάκονος, a deaconess (ministra, Pliny, epistles 10, 97), a woman to whom the care of either poor or sick women was entrusted, Romans 16:1 [cf. Dictionaries as above, under the word Deaconess; Lightfoot as above, p. 191; B. D. under the word Phœbe].
3. a waiter, one who serves food and drink: John 2:5, 9, as in Xenophon, mem. 1, 5, 2; Hier. 3, 11 (4, 2); Polybius 31, 4, 5; Lucian, de merced. cond. § 26; Athen. 7, p. 291 a.; 10, 420 e.; see διακονέω, 2 and -νία, 5; [also Wetstein on Matthew 4:11].
[Synonyms: διάκονος, δοῦλος, θεράπων, ὑπηρέτης: "διάκονος represents the servant in his activity for the work; not in his relation, either servile, as that of the δοῦλος, or more voluntary, as in the case of the θεράπων, to a person" Trench; [yet cf. e. g. Romans 13:4; 2 Corinthians 6:4, etc.]. δοῦλος opposed to ἑλεύθερος, and correlate to δεσπότης or κύριος, denotes a bondman, one who sustains a permanent servile relation to another. θεράπων is the voluntary performer of services, whether as a freeman or a slave; it is a nobler, tenderer word than δοῦλος. ὑπηρ. according to its etymology suggests subordination. Cf. Trench § 9; B. D. under the word Minister; Meyer on Ephesians 3:7; Schmidt ch. 164.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:11; 20:26; 22:13; 23:11
Mark
9:35; 10:43
John
2:5; 2:9; 12:26
Acts
6:3
Romans
13:4; 13:4; 15:8; 16:1
1 Corinthians
3:5
2 Corinthians
3:6; 6:4; 6:4; 11:15; 11:15; 11:23
Galatians
2:17
Ephesians
3:7; 3:7; 6:21
Philippians
1:1
Colossians
1:7; 1:23; 1:25; 4:7
1 Thessalonians
3:2
1 Timothy
3:8; 3:12; 4:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1249 matches the Greek διάκονος (diakonos),
which occurs 31 times in 29 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 20:26 - It shall not be thus amongst you, but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your servant;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:13 - Then said the king to the servants, Bind him feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:11 - But the greatest of you shall be your servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:35 - And sitting down he called the twelve; and he says to them, If any one would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 10:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:43 - but it is not thus among you; but whosoever would be great among you, shall be your minister;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:5 - His mother says to the servants, Whatever he may say to you, do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 2:9 - But when the feast-master had tasted the water which had been made wine (and knew not whence it was, but the servants knew who drew the water), the feast-master calls the bridegroom,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 12:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 12:26 - If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall be *my* servant. And if any one serve me, him shall the Father honour.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 13:4 - for it is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou practisest evil, fear; for it bears not the sword in vain; for it is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that does evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 15:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 15:8 - For I say that Jesus Christ became a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises of the fathers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:1 - But I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is minister of the assembly which is in Cenchrea;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 16:27

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 16:27 - the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 3:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 3:5 - Who then is Apollos, and who Paul? Ministering servants, through whom ye have believed, and as the Lord has given to each.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 3:6 - who has also made us competent, as ministers of the new covenant; not of letter, but of spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit quickens.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:4 - but in everything commending ourselves as God's ministers, in much endurance, in afflictions, in necessities, in straits,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:15 - It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:23 - Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as being beside myself) *I* above measure so; in labours exceedingly abundant, in stripes to excess, in prisons exceedingly abundant, in deaths oft.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 2:17 - Now if in seeking to be justified in Christ we also have been found sinners, then is Christ minister of sin? Far be the thought.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 3:7 - of which I am become minister according to the gift of the grace of God given to me, according to the working of his power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 6:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 6:21 - But in order that *ye* also may know what concerns me, how I am getting on, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make all things known to you;

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 1:1 - Paul and Timotheus, bondmen of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and ministers;

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:7 - even as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-bondman, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:23 - if indeed ye abide in the faith founded and firm, and not moved away from the hope of the glad tidings, which ye have heard, which have been proclaimed in the whole creation which is under heaven, of which *I* Paul became minister.

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 1:25 - of which *I* became minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given me towards you to complete the word of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Col 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxCol 4:7 - Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow-bondman in the Lord, will make known to you all that concerns me;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:2 - and sent Timotheus, our brother and fellow-workman under God in the glad tidings of Christ, to confirm you and encourage you concerning your faith,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:8 - Ministers, in like manner, grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not seeking gain by base means,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 3:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 3:12 - Let the ministers be husbands of one wife, conducting their children and their own houses well:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 4:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 4:6 - Laying these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished with the words of the faith and of the good teaching which thou hast fully followed up.
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